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Waxing crescent moon in dusk


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Dear all,

I have recently purchased dark blue mould-made pastel paper and yesterday I had the opportunity to use it in dusk to do a chalk sketch of the waxing crescent moon. The paper color fit well with the evening sky.

But since charcoal for the shadows would have been looking odd, I decided to try a new technique for the dark areas. Even though you're lacking the ability to sketch really small details, I used a kneadable eraser for the terminator and craters. For the smaller craters, I additionally used a metal erasing pattern to erase just a small circle.

So in the end, this moon is made of just chalk.
(apparently no cheese :grin:)

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Telescope: TS 70/420 ED
Eyepiece: ExploreScientific 6.7mm/82°
Date & Time:  June 24th, 2200-2300 CEST
Location: home terrace, Dusseldorf region, Germany
Technique: Koh-i-Noor chalk pen and kneadable eraser on dark blue Hahnemühle mould-made pastel paper
Size: 24 x 31 cm

Clear and skies!

Achim

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